A relict stem salamander: Evidence from the Early Cretaceous of Siberia

The early evolution of salamanders, which are one of the three living groups of lissamphibians, is not well known. Both stem- and crown-group salamanders first appeared in the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian), but subsequently had different evolutionary histories: stem salamanders were thought to have go...

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Main Author: Pavel P. Skutschas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2016-02-01
Series:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
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Online Access:http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app61/app001242014.pdf